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Old 30-Aug-2006, 08:19
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Hello all

Is the following sentence grammatically correct and widely used?

A big house is on the corner.

I always use:
There is a big house on the corner.
Or:
A big house is located on the corner.


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Hello all
Is the following sentence grammatically correct and widely used?
A big house is on the corner.
I always use:
There is a big house on the corner.
Or:
A big house is located on the corner.
Regards
Matilda
I always use the first also Matilda. The second is perfectly fine but very formal, and usually seen in writing.
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do you mean that ( a gig house is on the corner ) is grammatically correct?
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do you mean that ( a gig house is on the corner ) is grammatically correct?

Not really. Your two suggestions are good.
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